by Duncan | Mar 30, 2016 | General
Susan Weber—founder of Dalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay (DRTB)—addresses, in the wake of playing “Cruella DeVille,” the diminishing influence of the film “101 Dalmatians” on the Dalmatian world, including the much smaller number of pure-bred Dals these days. Speaking by...
by Duncan | Mar 16, 2016 | Advocates, Captive Exotic, Educators, Rescue, Sanctuaries
Helena Kriel—founder of Baby Rhino Rescue, which seeks to raise awareness of the rhino poaching crisis, and raise money for the care of baby rhinos who’ve become orphaned through that poaching—recalls her formative years in South Africa, growing up with a strong...
by Duncan | Mar 9, 2016 | Actors & Filmmakers, Dogs, General, Rescue, Sanctuaries
Darcy Dennett—the director of “The Champions,” a documentary chiefly about the pit bulls rescued from Michael Vick’s dog-fighting ring—outlines her professional experience that served as a prelude to this, her feature film debut. She explains the passion that...
by Duncan | Mar 2, 2016 | Advocates, Authors, Dogs, General, Pets, Rescue
Laura T. Coffey—the author of “MY OLD DOG: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts,” which touts the virtues of adopting senior shelter dogs—recounts going to school (including college) in the Tampa Bay area and her extended stints at what’s now The Tampa Bay Times...
by Duncan | Feb 24, 2016 | Advocates, Educators, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Operations, Vegetarian/Vegan
Anita Krajnc—the animal rights activist who co-founded Toronto Pig Save (spawning The Save Movement)—discusses her arrest for giving water to a truckload of thirsty pigs on a sweltering day last summer, as the truck was pulling into a Burlington slaughterhouse. But,...
